The Greatest Show on Earth

[Professor_M]

Better late than never.

A few photos from Saturday at RIAT this year, mostly of the static display.

There were some rapidly changing weather conditions throughout the day, but it was a great show with an interesting, eclectic mix of types.

Some (quite a few) highlights below...
Spanish Air Force C101EB Aviojet (Patrulla Aguila) by Professor M, on Flickr

Piaggio P-149D by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force S208M by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force E-550A by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Army UC-228 by Professor M, on Flickr

Westland Sea King Mk.48 (RS-02) by Professor M, on Flickr

Spanish Navy EAV-8B Matador II + RAF F-35B Lightning II by Professor M, on Flickr

Swedish Air Force Sk.60 (Team 60) by Professor M, on Flickr

Hungarian Air Force JAS39C Gripen by Professor M, on Flickr

Romanian Air Force An-26 by Professor M, on Flickr

Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130H Hercules (2023 Special) by Professor M, on Flickr

Spanish Air Force C-295M by Professor M, on Flickr

Finnish Air Force PC-12 by Professor M, on Flickr

Polish Air Force Su-22M-4 by Professor M, on Flickr

Hellenic Air Force F-4E Phantom II by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Navy TAV-8B Harrier II+ by Professor M, on Flickr

USAF MC-130J Commando II + CV-22B Osprey by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force A-11B Ghibli by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force AMX TA-11B by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force VC-180A Avanti by Professor M, on Flickr

SIAI-Marchetti SF260AM by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force S208M (100 Years Livery) by Professor M, on Flickr

Royal Saudi Air Force A330 MRTT by Professor M, on Flickr

German Air Force A400M Atlas, Tornado IDS + IDS(T) by Professor M, on Flickr

USAF WC-130J by Professor M, on Flickr

Saab GlobalEye by Professor M, on Flickr

Saab Gripen E by Professor M, on Flickr

Top Aces Alpha Jet A (C-GITA) by Professor M, on Flickr

Swedish Air Force Sk60 (60 Years Livery) by Professor M, on Flickr

Slovak Air Force L-401UVP-E Turbolet by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force HH-139B by Professor M, on Flickr

UAE Air Force Al Fursan (MB339NAT x7) by Professor M, on Flickr

Aerospatiale SA324M Gazelle (HA-HSG) by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force KC-130J Hercules by Professor M, on Flickr

Italian Air Force HH-101A Caesar by Professor M, on Flickr

I hope you've enjoyed them - thanks for looking.

[matt e]

Nice set

[warthog56]

Nothing wrong with being "late to the show" when the images are as good as these. really enjoyed seeing them. Thanks.

[Mustang531]

Thanks for sharing these, always nice to see a good selection of shots. Great to see some colour amongst all that grey.

[Professor_M]

Nice set

Nothing wrong with being "late to the show" when the images are as good as these. really enjoyed seeing them. Thanks.

Thanks for sharing these, always nice to see a good selection of shots. Great to see some colour amongst all that grey.

Thanks for the comments - we were relatively lucky with the weather - it definitely could have been a lot worse.